Family Friendly Gaming The VOICE of the FAMILY in GAMING Batman Tinkers Get those edicts ready. Sing of your ISSUE #82 with Dragons in an It is almost time to be HomeTown Endless Dungeon. El Presidente in Story on a Can you Tumble- May 2014 Tropic 5!! Journey to stone the Altitude? meet PI. CONTENTS ISSUE #82 May 2014 CONTENTS Links: Home Page Section Page(s) Editor’s Desk 4 Female Side 5 Working Man Gamer 7 Sound Off 8 - 10 Talk To Me Now 12 - 13 Devotional 14 Video Games 101 15 In The News 16 - 23 State of Gaming 24 Reviews 25 - 37 Sports 38 - 41 Developing Games 42 - 65 Recent Releases 66 - 75 Last Minute Tidbits 76 - 90 “Family Friendly Gaming” is trademarked. Contents of Family Friendly Gaming is the copyright of Paul Bury, and Yolanda Bury with the exception of trademarks and related indicia (example Digital Praise); which are prop- erty of their individual owners. Use of anything in Family Friendly Gaming that Paul and Yolanda Bury claims copyright to is a violation of federal copyright law. Contact the editor at the business address of: Family Friendly Gaming 7910 Autumn Creek Drive Cordova, TN 38018 [email protected] Trademark Notice Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft all have trademarks on their respective machines, and games. The current seal of approval, and boy/girl pics were drawn by Elijah Hughes thanks to a wonderful donation from Tim Emmerich. Peter and Noah are inspiration to their parents. Family Friendly Gaming Page 2 Page 3 Family Friendly Gaming Editor’s Desk FEMALE SIDE perfect. We show that repeatedly. We ac- money that allows them to exist. We can just Time Flies knowledge, accept, and own that we are not Consumer Rights as easily take it away. This is the kind of an perfect. That is a part of life. That is a part issue hardcore gamers and family gamers can You have probably heard it before. Someone tells you: of being human. I hear from readers all the Have you read the recent small print inside video game unite upon. Tell these companies what you “time flies.” You may agree, you may disagree. It can all time they appreciate how real we are. I am cases? You know the stuff you can only read after purchas- think. Encourage other gaming journalists to depend on your perspective, attitude, and focus. How so? not out there bragging about going to some ing and opening. By the way, most stores I know will not do some investigative reporting on this issue. If you focus on all the blessings God has put into your life university, or some celebrity loves my writ- accept video games as returns once they are opened. You Ask these questions in interviews. Let them it is easy to see how time flies on by. If you meditate on all ing. I am not on radio shows, TV shows, or have to buy it, then you can read the small print, and then know this is not an issue that is going away. of the wonderful people you have known over the years in the papers plugging some product. I am you are stuck with it. Talk about sticking it to the con- They will start to respect consumer rights you will wonder where the time went. If you think about all pointing people to God. We are different here sumer. Back to my original question - have you read them again. Find companies doing the right thing the video games and/or movies you have watched over the at Family Friendly Gaming. We point people recently? I read a few and was shocked. by consumers and hold them up as shining years you may wonder if you spent your time in an appro- to God, and follow His Word to the best of First and foremost these companies are trying to examples. Support them and their games. priate manner. If you look back at all of your accomplish- our ability. We repent, and apologize for our claim your purchase constitutes a contract, and that you Talk to friends and family. This fire is getting ments and creations you may wonder how you found the mistakes. That always gives me hope. agree to all of their terms. You are allowed no response. lit - lets see how it roars. time to do all of that. You are allowed no debate. You are allowed no input. They For me I can see how time has flown over the God bless, say if you do not agree to their outlandish terms then im- God bless, decades. I am seeing my own children grow up, and I Paul Bury mediately stop using the product. Wow how nice of them. Yolanda Bury remember when I was growing up. In so many ways the They already got your money, and now they act like they world we are passing on to them is so much worse. There completely control the product you just purchased. That is are less freedoms, less rights, less love, less kindness, and one of the problems - they want to redefine your purchase less caring. There is more selfishness, rudeness, redefinition as a lease of their property. And they never sold it to you. attempts, and corruption. By the same token there are new What is this backwards world? and different opportunities available to them. Technol- These companies also claim they can revoke your ogy is better. There is more knowledge on God creating purchase at any time. By the way, they won’t pay you for it. the universe, earth, and all of the life on this planet. So do They will just be an Indian giver and take it from you. They I look at the glass as half empty, or is the glass half full? I say they can sue you if they feel you infringed on their struggle with that question some days. rights, and that you must pay all of their legal fees. Nothing I am grateful and thankful that God has allowed me like the big guy bullying the little guy huh? so much time on this planet. I hope and pray to be around When I buy a couch it is mine. When I buy a car it for many decades to come. Not my will, but His be done. is mine. When I buy a movie it is mine. When I buy a video My first born son has gotten involved with Family Friendly game it is mine. I own it. I can give it away. I can trade it. Gaming. Like so many parents I did not immediately em- I can sell it. I am not allowed by law to make copies and brace his following in my footsteps. I wanted him to find distribute those copies. That is fine. I don’t mind that at all. his own path. By the same token I am so proud of him for I have no plans of making copies of games. wanting to enter the family business. He has many chal- I reject the claims in the small print from the com- lenges ahead of him in this ministry. Already he is showing panies. I am awaiting the inevitable law suit against these aptitude. Someday I will be able to pass the gauntlet down companies for trying to infringe on the rights of consum- to him. He will be able to carry on the good work Yolanda ers. If that fails then we should all purchase games and and I began. He can build upon the foundation we created. return them based on these companies attempts to redefine So I do see hope for the future. I also know God reality and the law. We deserve input into those agree- can work in the hearts of millions. One person can start a ments. In any other contract there is debate, give and take revival that turns people’s hearts and minds back to God. until both sides can agree to terms. Yolanda and I have always had one core goal - one key These companies need to stop being so one sided, mission. What is it? To point people to God. We are not selfish, self centered, and self absorbed. We give them the Family Friendly Gaming Page 4 Page 5 Family Friendly Gaming Lesson-based EDUCATION & FUN Mission Working Statement Man Gamer Family Friendly Gaming (FFG) was cre- ated in March of the year of our Lord Nothing New 2005 as the first ever Christian video game magazine. The goal of Family Have you ever heard anyone say: “there Friendly Gaming is to report on video is nothing new under the sun?” Have you games from the family view point. Family ever thought about where that came from? Friendly Gaming takes a fair and bal- Have you ever considered what it is talking anced approach to all news, previews, about? reviews, interviews, features, and other Colossians: 9781935915010 | 1 Peter: 9780976054870 | 2 Peter: 9780976054887 | Phillipians: 9781935915010 | James: 9780976054863 Ecclesiastes 1:9 1 Timothy: 9780976054825 | 2 Timothy: 9780976054894 | Interactive Parables: 9780976054801 | Interactive Parables Spanish: 9780976054818 articles found within. The secular video game media reports mainly on the most What has been will be morally bankrupt games and call those again, games good. The major secular media Interactive Bible Series for Windows by GraceWorks Interactive reports on the bad side of video games what has been done mainly. Most other Christian media will be done again; outlets claim video games turn the player into a zombie, or they completely wor- there is nothing new ship video games.